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Benihana
Great steak hibachi @ Benihana Bethesda. A great place to celebrate my birthday after going for a long swim at Walter Reed. Used the $30 Birthday certificate.
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Barcelona
From the corner of my eye, I saw her. She looked Vietnamese but then she looked half Caucasian. She had short brown hair with golden highlights and matching…
Thangka Art
Since I studied and ate in the mall after school, I had time to roam around, do some window shopping, and take photos with my Ricoh Theta for…
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Four Sisters
When Thanh and Kim Lai with their six children immigrated to the US from Vietnam in 1982, they dreamed of opening a…
Changemakers
It was October 23, 2015. The Manor was one of the few bars that served as a repeat venue. The event that…
Startup Weekend
Senodja and I decided to propose RUNINOut at Baltimore’s first ever Startup Weekend on April 17-19, 2012. On Friday afternoon, I arrived…
Meskerem
When Meskerem opened on March 15, 1985, there wasn’t much of Ethiopia in DC. Its owners were amongst the first wave of…
Thai Landing
Mount Vernon, a haven for millennials and college students has recently turned into a corridor for crime. There have been several incidents…
Owl Bar
Every October, Baltimore would host a camp and in that same year, it was held at the Baltimore University near the Penn…
Stetson’s
When a devastating EF-5 tornado struck Joplin, Mo. on May 22, 2011, I had the honor to volunteer with the AmeriCorps. I…
The Skies are Blue
Donald “Clay” Clay, an Air Force veteran, was enjoying his stogie while chit chatting with friends, watching boats slipping by. On every…
Prayers for Nepal
The views at the Georgetown waterfront was busy with paddle boarders launching from the Key Bridge Boathouse and lunchers enjoying the open…
Capital Riot
They call themselves “DC’s most iconic Irish party bar,” but DCist named it the “douchiest bar” in the District. My friend, Keith…